Gironde
Gironde ( , US usually , ; , ) is the largest department in the southwestern French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,623,749.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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in southwestern
France
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suburb
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of
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux
Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux (), also known as Sciences Po Bordeaux (), is a French grande école located on the university campus of Pessac, Bordeaux. It is attached to the University of Bordeaux. Established in 1948, Sciences Po ...
.
Geography
Pessac is located in the south of the Bordeaux metro area and is surrounded by
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
World War II
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(June 22, 1940), the town was the scene of a quadruple execution on the firing range of Verthamon. Four communist militants, one of whom, Roger Rambaud, was 17-years-old, were among the escapees from the military prison in Paris, were killed secretly by soldiers of the Third Republic. This case, classified "Secret Defense" for 70 years, was revealed by historian Jacky Tronel, in a 2010 article in the history journal Arkheia, which focuses on the history of the French Great South-West region.
Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods of Pessac :
* Verthamon
* Les échoppes
* Brivazac - Candau
* Noës
* Pessac-bourg
* Casino
* Sardine
* Chiquet
* Compostelle - La Paillère
* Le Monteil
* CCLAPS - La Chataigneraie
* Saige - Formanoir
* 3 M (Macédo, Mirante, Monbalon)
* France - L'Alouette
* Cap de Bos
* Magonty - Romainville
* Toctoucau
Heritage
Wineries
Located on the Pessac-Léognan appellation, there are several wineries, including the oldest of the
Bordeaux wine regions
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Le Corbusier
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UNESCO World Heritage Site
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since 2016.
File:Cité Frugès, Pessac 08.jpg
File:Cité Frugès, Pessac 01.jpg
Casino district
Quarter built in the 1900s with a resort city architecture.
File:Pessac - Girofla.jpg, Villa Girofla
File:Pessac - Mimosa.jpg, Villa Mimosa
File:Pessac - Villa Tour.jpg, Villa Tour
File:Pessac - Booz.jpg, Villa Booz
File:Pessac - Radieuse.jpg, Villa Radieuse
Others
File:Pessac - Mairie.jpg, Hôtel de Ville (Town hall)
File:Pessac - Église.jpg, Church of Saint Martin
File:Pessac - Music.jpg, Music school
File:Moulin de Noès.jpg, Moulin de Noès
File:Pessac - Demeure.jpg, Castel du bourg, private house
François Mitterrand
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(Ladonne)
* Collège Gérard Philipe
* Collège Pessac (Noès)
* Collège Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc Assomption
3 High schools
* Lycée Pape-Clément: financed by the
French government
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Bordeaux Métropole
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"; was presented as the high school of the year 2000. It was inaugurated on 9 July 1987 by
Jacques Chirac
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, then
Prime Minister
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. Its initial capacity was 1,100 students including 900 "demi-pensionnaires". It was expanded in 1990 and now holds 1,475 students.
* Lycée Sans Frontière
* Lycée professionnel Philadelphe de Gerde
handball
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Burgos
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, Spain
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Galați
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, Romania
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Göppingen
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Communes of the Gironde department
The following is a list of the 534 communes of the Gironde department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Operation Josephine B, a 1941 attack on an electricity substation.